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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by Normal_gaussian on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @02:19PM (#15963180)
When I looked into the cookie stuff I came to the conclusion that you only needed consent if your cookie tracked the user (except auth cookies)

Basically everything that isn't invading their privacy requires no notice.

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Re:WhatsApp told to stop sharing user data with Facebook by ... by dazc on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @04:13PM (#15964335)
'Basically everything that isn't invading their privacy requires no notice.'

True, but who bothers to actually read the legislation?

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